HANS MADSEN BØE

Utreist med/ Emigrated on: bark JUPITER to Boston via Le Havre. Arrived at Boston Aug 9, 1847.

Utreist til/ Emigrated to: Manitowoc County, Wisconsin - 1847.

Hans Madsen Bøe: Born October 3, 1829 at the farm Bøe Bøe Nordre(C) in Gjerpen and baptized October 26. His parents were
Mads Christensen Bøe and Kari Gundersdatter. His father died in 1832 back in Norway, so he emigrated with his mother in 1847.
Hans married August 6, 1853 in Gjerpen church in Cato township to Maria Rasmusdatter Lekaas, who was born in Gjerpen, Telemark in 1824 by parents Rasmus Halvorsen Lekaas and Maren Halvorsdatter. Look at Leikås under Holt.
She was baptized August 8. Hans died January 19, 1907 in Cato township. Maria died January 20, 1890, also in Cato. Hans and Maria had 2 children:

1. Martin Rasmus, born Jan 15, 1856. Married March 27, 1890 to Karen Maria Larson. The couple lived at the Madson farm and had 3 children: 1. Howard Clement (b.April 25, 1891), 2. Clifford Almer (b. Dec 24, 1893), 3. Ruth Malinda (b. June 2, 1897). Martin died May 20, 1926 at Manitowoc and Karen died in Elmhurst, Illinois July 25, 1934. They are both buried at Gjerpen cemetery, Cato township.
2. Cornelius M., born Febr 17, 1858. Married Oct 31, 1881 in Gjerpen church to Christine Charlotte Gustavsen. He died March 22, 1919 and she dies March 11, 1933. They are both buried in the Evergreen Cemetery at Manitowoc. They had 3 children: 1. Hiram Clarence (b. April 18, 1883), 2. Archie Raymond (b. Oct 1, 1885), 3. Myrtle Vivian (b. March 27, 1890)

Richard C. Madson writes about Hans in his book "Gjerpen to Gjerpen":
"When the census was taken in 1860 each farmer completed a Farm Schedule for the year. Every Wisconsin farm completed this form. The Madson farm had the following information:
Acres improved ------ 30
Acres unimproved --- 50
Value of farm ----------$2800
Value of machinery --$60
Horses -------------------2
Milch cows ------------ 2
Sheep ------------------- 11
Swine ------------------- 1
Value of livestock --- $267
Bushels of wheat produced --- 140
Bushels of oats produced ------ 260
Wool -------------------- 30#
Bushels of potatoes - 40
Butter ------------------- 50#
Tons of hay ------------ 70
Animals slaughtered $75
Total value of production - $238

This shows that much of the land still had not been cleared for farming.
The schedule might have not been exact, but it dies give an insight into conditions during that year."